Finance glossary
Mutual Fund
Definition
A pooled investment managed by professionals.
A mutual fund pools money from many investors to buy a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds, or other assets, managed by professionals. Shares are priced once daily at net asset value. Funds can be active or passive, and fees vary widely.
In a sentence
His retirement money sat in a mutual fund run by professional managers.
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